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BMW M3 at salvage auctions

Copart 2018 BMW M3 WBS8M9C51J5K98364 Front End upcomingDec 28 Copart 2013 BMW M3 M 3 WBSDX9C53DE785835 Front End91,546 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2021 BMW M3 M340I 3MW5U7J09M8B58153 Rear End134,768 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 1997 BMW M3 AUTOMATIC WBSCD0325VEE10409 Front End174,367 mi upcomingNov 16 Copart 2024 BMW M3 COMPETITION WBS43AY04RFS01910 Front End27,749 mi upcomingNov 16 Copart 2000 BMW M3 ROADSTER WBSCK9341YLC93455 Front End81,266 mi upcomingNov 16 Copart 2021 BMW M3 M340XI 3MW5U9J00M8C07963 Front End upcomingNov 16 Copart 2021 BMW M3 M340XI 3MW5U9J05M8B48862 Front End80,124 mi upcomingNov 13 Copart 2017 BMW M3 WBS8M9C59H5G84351 Front End upcomingNov 13 Copart 2024 BMW M3 COMPETITION WBS43AY06RFS51546 Rear End307 mi upcomingNov 13 Copart 2016 BMW M3 WBS8M9C51G5D30225 Front End111,364 mi upcomingNov 12 Copart 2024 BMW M3 M340I 3MW49FS08R8E88668 Minor Dent / Scratches27,182 mi upcomingNov 12 Copart 2017 BMW M3 WBS8M9C59H5G84687 Minor Dent / Scratches143,895 mi upcomingNov 12 Copart 2025 BMW M3 WBS13HJ08SFV39645 Front End23,022 mi upcomingNov 12 Copart 2020 BMW M3 M340I WBA5U7C02LA234151 Front End68,275 mi upcomingNov 12 Copart 2009 BMW M3 WBSPM93559E201965 Water / Flood87,452 mi upcomingNov 12 Copart 2017 BMW M3 WBS8M9C39H5G84879 Rear End92,024 mi upcomingNov 12 Copart 2018 BMW M3 WBS8M9C5XJ5L71960 Minor Dent / Scratches103,426 mi upcomingNov 11 Copart 2025 BMW M3 COMPETITION WBS33HJ03SFT73284 Minor Dent / Scratches12,613 mi upcomingNov 11 Copart 2026 BMW M3 M340XI 3MW69FT06T8G71193 Front End1,568 mi upcomingNov 11 Copart 2005 BMW M3 WBSBR93405PK10073 Mechanical139,024 mi upcomingNov 11 Copart 2026 BMW M3 M340XI 3MW69FT0XT8G71438 Front End3,468 mi upcomingNov 11 Copart 2021 BMW M3 M340XI 3MW5U9J02M8C06085 Front End upcomingNov 11 Copart 2020 BMW M3 M340XI WBA5U9C07LFH41595 Front End upcomingNov 11

BMW M3: model passport

Everything our database knows about the BMW M3: salvage auction lots, owner complaints to NHTSA, recalls, crash-test stars and real sale prices.

At salvage auctions

Cars191
Median retail value$40,127
Median repair cost, % of value78%
Median odometer64,179 mi
Run and drive81%
Model year
2002
2005
2010
2015
2020
21
2025
2027
Primary damage
  1. Front End 102 53%
  2. Side 20 10%
  3. Minor Dent / Scratches 15 7.9%
  4. Rear End 15 7.9%
  5. All Over 11 5.8%
  6. Normal Wear 6 3.1%
  7. Water / Flood 6 3.1%
  8. Undercarriage 5 2.6%
  9. Mechanical 4 2.1%
  10. Biohazard / Chemical 2 1.0%
Yard state
  1. CA23 12%
  2. FL23 12%
  3. NY18 9.4%
  4. IL14 7.3%
  5. NJ14 7.3%
  6. TX14 7.3%
  7. GA11 5.8%
  8. SC8 4.2%
  9. CT5 2.6%
  10. MA5 2.6%
  11. OR5 2.6%
  12. NV4 2.1%

Median is the middle: half the cars are below it, half above. Retail value (Copart's Est. Retail Value) and repair cost are the auction's estimates, not sale prices. Odometer median counts only readings marked actual.

Owner complaints to NHTSA

556 complaints about the BMW M3 (all model years) sent by owners to the US road safety regulator.

Complaints556
With a crash36
With a fire8
Injured22
Deaths0
What fails: complaints by system
  1. Transmission and drivetrain
    median 8,000 mi at failure     120 22%
  2. Airbags
    median 65,350 mi at failure     102 18%
  3. Engine and cooling
    median 60,000 mi at failure     96 17%
  4. Electrical system
    median 50,400 mi at failure     38 7%
  5. Body and structure
    median 84,000 mi at failure     27 5%
  6. Visibility, wipers, sunroof
    median 45,000 mi at failure     24 4%
  7. Fuel and propulsion
    median 4,000 mi at failure     23 4%
  8. Suspension
    median 90,000 mi at failure     21 4%
  9. Wheels and tires
    median 82,943 mi at failure     20 4%
  10. Brakes
    median 50,700 mi at failure     18 3%
Complaints by model year
1996
2000
2005
102
2010
2015
2020
2025

Recalls

26 recall campaigns for the BMW M3.

Recall campaigns by model year
1994
1995
2000
5
5
2005
5
5
5
2010
2015
2020
2023

Real sale prices

459 sales of the BMW M3 at US government auctions, median price $29,000. All real prices →

Sources: our Copart lot database; NHTSA owner complaints, recalls and NCAP; open sale records of US cities and the US Treasury. Complaints are reports from owners, not confirmed defects; more popular models get more of them. Median: half are below, half above.